What is the status quo for the correct set of economic policies? What is the typical response of the ordinary person if they are asked about the minimum wage, import tariffs, subsidies, competition law etc.? For those of you who frequently discuss these issues the answer is of no surprise; it is interventionism. Most people…

Through this blog, on a couple of occasions, I have been able to help organise street level activism. Each time, it has been immensely valuable to the project, but it is not easy. When Andy Janes had the idea of opposing the occupation of the London Stock Exchange by OccupyLSX, I helped drum up supporters…

What are this sorry lot upto? Out numbered two to one by their collection of placards this does not look all that impressive. But wait… Who are they waving the placards at? Parliament? No. They are waving them at this lot: And all these guys: See? Clever huh? What they have done is found the…

So you may have noticed a little change around here. The homepage has been redesigned extensively to showcase more clearly what Libertarian Home is for, it’s purpose and goals, and to create certain incentives for the people who contribute. Other pages, including article pages like this one, category, tag and author feeds are lagging behind.…

Since it’s Friday, a little music and poetry: What follows is a chunk of those lyrics, from just after the middle I think. Put your hands on your hipsBring your knees in tightYeah we do this shit together manNo fists, no fightsWe’re not trying to change the world So people think like usWe just want our own…

Hey, you know what’s an incredibly fruitful way of passing the time? Dreaming up various “types of libertarian”. Coincidentally, it just so happens that I’ve recently invented/discovered a distinction that is so pregnant with earth-shattering implications that it may well change the course of human history: “Broadsheet” and “Tabloid” libertarians. Boo-yah! Trust me, you’ll want…

The modern world being the way it is, if you’re the sort who’d like to see the size of government decrease (no matter by how much) you’re likely to have heard variations on “If you don’t like it, leave” more times than you can remember. Usually it’s said with not only an air of self-satisfaction,…

I’m beginning to feel like Amazon is one of the best tools we have for changing the world. Hear me out. I’ve been self-publishing for about a year and watching how the community of Amazon creators work together and function. I’ve been impressed by the way so many writers, editors and designers help each other…

I just took a “Libertarian Purity Test” that asked me a long list of yes or no questions, many of which I wanted to say “neither” or “it depends”. Some simple questions were: “Should the Fed be abolished and replaced with free banking and privately-issued money?” (Yes of course) “Should all drugs be legalized for adults?”…

On the Fourth of July, 2013, a former soldier and Republican congressional candidate filmed himself loading a shotgun on Freedom Plaza, in Washington DC. “We will not be silent. We will not obey. We will not allow our government to destroy our humanity,” he said into the camera as he loaded the weapon with live…